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Memories and Stories
Amy Kenneley Columns
Maury Feren Columns
Joe Meissner Columns
Ron Kitson Columns
'Why did I survive?' an aging Marine asks
Joe thinks he understands
Anonymous Me
Amy was unbranded till this bumper sticker arrived
Doing the Roomba Rhumba
Amy gets a new gadget
Putting on my Christmas Face
Though the scrapbook shows her kids aging, Amy doesn't see that
Presentable
Amy gets feedback from Great Gram on her wedding day
Who's in Charge?
Amy knows Everyone wants to be in charge sometime
Lunch with a Legend
Joe connects with Lance Woodruff, 50 years of humanitarian work
Oh! Say, Can YOU See?
Amy and the un-singable tune
Mom is One for the Road
Amy remembers Mother's Day
Thinking Spring
Amy says 'Spring can be a grab bag. You never know what you'll get.'
I lost My Mom in the St. Pat's Parade
Joe has 3 recommendations for the big Parade
Just call me 'Father Joe'
Joe feels like a priest in Vietnam
Cleveland Youth Rally for Life #43
Joe says "God loves you" to the angry protestors
It's magic!
Amy remembers when old technology was new
96 year old Alida Struze's book
Joe reports on the author's Magnum Opus
Black, Middle Class and Trapped in Cleveland
Joe sees the results of the foreclosure crisis
Uber Good!
Amy takes her first Uber ride
Battle of Dien Bien Phu,
Psychological Operations, and the Thai People
Joe visits Dien Bien Phu in Northwestern Vietnam
I wanna be Wonder Woman!
Amy weighs in on Wonder Woman and the UN
What's in YOUR wallet?
Amy looks in her husband's wallet after 5 years
The House I Lived In
Amy remembers her house growing up in Hough
Uber, Taxis and Travel
Joe meets more people from around the world
My Bus Tour
Amy identifies the different people on her 1,000 mile trip
12 new friends in Australia
Joe's surprise at who he met
SHINE
Amy's grandson's senior recital
My Mailbox is Empty
Amy can tell the primaries are over
2016 annual Youth Rally for Life
Joe thanks God for sending so many young people
Here Let Us Live
Amy (Nana) visits the Grandkids
Men with Black Bags
and My New Year Resolution
A Tale of Four Christmas Trees
Amy stays Ever Green
Random Thoughts about Life at 100
Keeping Up With Maury
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 7
Last Supper and Birthday Greetings
A squirrelly Thanksgiving
Amy gets ready for Thanksgiving
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 6
Three brave journalists and a courageous newspaper in Turkey
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 5
The Jewish Community in Turkey
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 4
The Srebrenica 'incident'
100 Years of Difference
Keeping Up With Maury
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 3
Catholic in a Mosque
The Fly Over
Keeping Up With Maury
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 2
Wounded in Gallipoli
Turkey Mission and Trip Episode 1
Where have all the soldiers gone?
The Salad Dilemma
Keeping Up With Maury
Blue Jean Farms
Keeping Up With Maury
The Champagne Bliss
Keeping Up With Maury
I salute the Confederate Flag
Joe explains why
Kicking it with Maury
Keeping Up With Maury
Tribute to Louis Stokes
Joe says Goodbye
Sid Blumenthal
Keeping Up With Maury
Remembering The Perfect Peach
Keeping Up With Maury
Amish Produce Stands
Keeping Up With Maury
Euclid Beach Memories
Keeping Up With Maury
Some Unusual Experiences
Keeping Up With Maury
Organic Or Conventional Food?
Keeping Up With Maury
Is There a Curse on Cursive?
Amy wonders why kids don't learn cursive
Who Is Stealing Tony's Book?
Dimora, Russo, Tony and Joe
An Artist At Work
Keeping Up With Maury
My Watermelon Love Story
Keeping Up With Maury
Weekly Produce Report - Tips on Produce
Keeping Up With Maury
Please, Big Mike, Keep Building Cleveland
Joe helps a stranger
Maury's Witches Experience
Keeping Up With Maury
Violence and Domestic Abuse
Keeping Up With Maury
Greek Orthodox Easter
Keeping Up With Maury
Where's My Mom? Where's My Dad?
by Joseph Patrick Meissner
Thinking Out Loud about Food
Keeping Up With Maury
Pain
Keeping Up With Maury
Tet Nguyen Dan
and a new Morning of Hope
for the Vietnamese-American Community
by Joseph Patrick Meissner
Tin Roofs and Rock 'n Roll
Amy remembers her own Happy Days
Sequel to My Hospital Experience
Keeping Up With Maury
My Hospital Experience
Keeping Up With Maury
Youth speak out for Life
Joe calls for Life and Love
Feeling 'Up' about Downsizing
Amy cleans the house of years of stuff
The Produce Market World As It Once Was
Keeping Up With Maury
How many lawyers does it take to change a tire?
by Joseph Patrick Meissner
Just Thinking Out Loud
Keeping Up With Maury
The US Army Plaque
Keeping Up With Maury
Follow the Cookie Crumbs
Amy' Christmas bakery of choice
Supermarket Fruits
Keeping Up With Maury
A Hospital Visit
Keeping Up With Maury
The Asian Festival
Keeping Up With Maury
Gallucci's - the hidden Italian ethnic market
Keeping Up With Maury
Life at 99
Keeping Up With Maury
There's No Getting Out Of It!
Amy considers Volunteer's Remorse
Fall is Leaving, Winter is Coming Are King
Keeping Up With Maury
Apples Are King
Keeping Up With Maury
Where have all the English peas gone?
Keeping Up With Maury
It's For You
Amy remembers the old phones - before her Smarter-Than-I-Am-Phone
Tips from the Restaurant Trade - Carrots, Fish & More
Keeping Up With Maury
Getting the best Watermelons
Keeping Up With Maury
What to look for at Farmer's Markets
Keeping Up With Maury
Strawberry Time
Keeping Up With Maury
The Return of LeBron James
Amy says 'There's no place like home'
What's in that Fruit Juice?
Keeping Up With Maury
Give Me Wings
Amy's experience flying
Passover Seder
Keeping Up With Maury
Pre-packaged Produce
Keeping Up With Maury
The Lowly Spud
Amy's tribute to the potato
Carrots
Keeping Up With Maury
Fruit in the Winter
Keeping Up With Maury
Patterson's Fruit Farm in Winter
Keeping Up With Maury
The end of the Peach Trail
Keeping Up With Maury
Maury visits his old ethnic haunts
Keeping Up With Maury
When Flavor and Taste were King
Keeping Up With Maury
Delivery Problems at Christmas Time
Keeping Up With Maury
The end of the Peach Trail
Keeping Up With Maury
What am I here for?
Amy asks the quintessential existential question
Frozen vs Fresh Food
Keeping Up With Maury
The Day Before
Amy remembers Nov. 22, 1963
Shapely to Shapeless in 5 easy decades
My Favorite Things
Doesn't anyone cook anymore?
Keeping Up With Maury
Oh, the pain! Lament from the Gym
Sung to the tune of "Sunrise, Sunset
Keeping Up With Maury
98th Birthday Dinner
Keeping Up With Maury
Classic Cleveland restaurants in Little Italy and beyond
Who will be our grandchildren's heroes?
Amy hopes they make wise choices
The Pony Picture Man
Amy remembers the Tony the Pony photograph
Keeping Up With Maury
Local Restaurants to Try
Keeping Up With Maury
Ohio Tomatoes are the Best
Keeping Up With Maury
Sustainability and Organic Farming
Keeping Up With Maury
Wonderful summer fruits and vegetables
It's going to be a busy day
by Maury Feren
Searching the Skies-The Ground Observer Corps & Me
Amy remembers Operation Skywatch
A Balance Sheet
Amy reflects on the loss of the love of her life
How Selfish we Seniors were
Without 'The Green Thing'
Flag Day 2011
US Army 236th birthday celebration
Where the Action is
Amy Kenneley reflects on Memorial Day
Eleanor Roosevelt (portrayal) at Noble Road Library reopening
History comes to life
Remember Martha Raye?
Did you know she did more than sing and act?
 
'BEE' my Valentine
Amy remembers a special grade school Valentine
The Sandbank Piano and My Thwarted Musical Career
Amy wonders about abandoned pianos
She's Making a List
Amy learns a holiday lesson from Himself
Remember Ghoulardi?
2010 Ghoulardifest with Hoolihan, Dick Goddard, Big Chuck, Lil John, Son of Ghoul and more
Where's my babushka? by Amy Kenneley
Not a designer-labeled, expensive scarf
Famous Times Square Kiss on V-J Day
Recreated in Cleveland 65 years later
USS Cod World War II Submarine
Photos and a video of a submarine veteran
Terminal Tower Observation Deck
Photos and a video of Cleveland from the 42nd Floor
Terminal Tower Observation Deck
More Photos of Cleveland from the 42nd Floor
Smokey the Bear turns 65
Only YOU can prevent forest fires
Real Heroes by Amy Kenneley
Lebron James is gone - Amy's take
Boy Scouts of America
100 Years of Scouting celebrated at St. Patrick's Day Parade
Flour Sack Dress from the 1930's
Memories from when things were saved and re-used
Anthony and the Magic Picture Frame
By Michael S. Class - Book review
Lindbergh, Edison, the Depression, lots more
 
RIP Colonel Robert Howard
Toughest Man in America
Gimme Rewrite, Sweetheart . . .
Tales From the Last Glory Days of Cleveland Newspapers
Told By The Men and Women Who Reported the News
Following Stars by Amy Kenneley
Who were those shepherds anyway?
F.W. Woolworth menu
Can you believe these prices?
Mittens on a String by Amy Kenneley
Remember losing your mittens?
Cat'ering - Alex the Cat joins the Kitson family
Satisfying the many wants and needs of a domestic feline
Sit, Stay, Pay
Mary has a doggone good idea for health care reform
Ollie Ollie In Free! by Amy Kenneley
Remembering Hide and Go Seek
Eagles Over Berlin by Kati Fabian
Historical novel about the Berlin Blockade and Airlift
The Ohio National Guard at work in Iraq
1-137 FARPs offer helicopter oasis
Incredible photo from 1918
18,000 soldiers form Human Statue of Liberty
USS New York
Ship built with scrap steel from the World Trade Center
Cut your hair! by Amy Kenneley
Why won't that young man cut his hair?!
Budweiser Clydesdale Horses
What happens now that Anheuser Busch was sold?
Library of My Dreams by Amy Kenneley
Save our Libraries!
World War II Posters
That you mght have not seen before
Scouts retire US flags on Flag Day 2009
at Lake View Cemetery in Cleveland
London Bridge is Falling Down
Remember playing and singing that rhyme?
65th Anniversary of D-Day at Normandy
Never forget June 6, 1944
Drivers License Lies
Amy says it goes both ways
Sin while you can
Mary considers the Seven Deadly Sins
82nd Airborne Veterans in Cleveland
Pictures from their monthly breakfast
School in 1958 vs. Now
How situations are handled differently
Tech Terror by Gloria Hanson
Tech terror strikes in a senior's heart
The First Snow of the Season
Amy remembers the first snow of the season
Collinwood School Fire of 1908
172 students, 2 teachers and 1 rescuer died
How To Hide An Airplane Factory
World War II photos - the Army Corps of Engineers needed to hide the Lockheed Burbank Aircraft Plant
Ups and Downs of words
Why do we clean up but scrub down?
The Maintenance Trap
Aging sure takes a lot of time and effort!
They Tore Down League Park
Part 3 by Rick Bloom
They Tore Down League Park
Part 2 by Rick Bloom
They Tore Down League Park
Part 1 by Rick Bloom
Remembering the Prom
Especially the Prom Dress
Historic US Military Uniforms, Buffalo Soldiers
and a tribute to Pamela Donovan
Fender Skirts and other words
That Seem to have Disappeared
Where's that skate key?
Spring is here and Amy recalls gliding down the streets
Do you remember the great snowfall of 1950?
Over 23" fell that Thanksgiving weekend
Gloria attends her 50th High School Reunion
"You haven't changed a bit"
I've Got My Love (Letters) To Keep Me Warm
Amy finds some warm memories on a cold winter night
Goodbye, Spudnut Shop
by M.M. Byrne
Girl Scout Cookie Capers
Amy says selling Girl Scout Cookies is a family affair
ChrisKwanChanumas Notes
Mary reads a Mall Santa's Diary
Oh! Christmas Tree
The Rockefeller Center tree gets Ron thinking
That Heavenly Choir
Amy and her choir create Christmas magic
Old Geezers are easy to spot
Thank God for Old Geezers
March to a Different Drumstick
Mary recalls Mom's questionable cooking skills
Thanksgiving For The Birds
Listen to these Bluebirds of Happiness
Locks & Latch Strings
Ron says it's time to pull the string in.
Through Thick and Thin
Celebrating 50 years of marriage
Nursing Home Romp
The Boomer Rumor Rag - October 2007
Getting a Leg up on Fashion
During War Rationing
Bran to be Wild
Baby Boomers on Bikes?
Left Or Right Handed
Ron wonders what is right (or left)
I was drugged as a child
I bet you were too
Waiting for Dad
Amy sees the kids - Growing, Growing, Gone
Little Ben Versus Atomic Clock
Amy watches Time (Pieces) Go By
Saying Goodbye To Mom
You are never really prepared
Lizard at the Wheel
More strange humor from Mary
Virginia Tech Tragedy
Mary used to be in that same classroom
Who Cares Who's Out There?
(And what if they're not friendly?)
One last fling
Mary looks at her final big bash
Amy and her Easter Bonnet
Casual Clothes for Easter?
Amy and her Dog Tags
School Days in 1951
Walking Tall at the Mall
Amy's ode to Mall Walking
Mary discusses Cupid's Chemistry
Prince Charming after the thrill is gone
Be Complex
Do you need a pill for that?
Canaries in Coal Mines
Fun verse about the little birds
Plural or Singular
Teethbrush and Feetwear?
The 1948 Railroad Calendar
Amy starts a New Year
A Christmas/Hanukkah Story
By Sy Rosen
Seven and Seventy
Ron Kitson's trip back in time
Birthday # 76
Get the trombones ready!
Amy gets a code, er, cold
She needs Mom and some Vicks Vaporub
Keep your Fork
Something better is coming
Laddie Pencils, Parker Pens & Campus Pads
Amy Kenneley remembers 4th grade
September 11, 2006 - 5 years later
Remember how you felt that day?
Mary plays Lint Roller Derby
As her pet's shedding comes alive!
Where's The Bathroom?
Ron looks into this vital room
Not Esther Williams but still in the Swim
Learning to swim & shopping for suits
Take Me Fishing
Spend time with your grandchildren
Grandma's Strawberry Patch
The patch was our secret place
Standing on Hallowed Ground
We have to be there
Follow the Bouncing Ball
Newsreels, cartoons, free plates, Bingo and oh yeah, a movie
All a BOARD
For the new standing airplane "seats"
Down a Dairy Lane
Fun verse about True Love
My Story is On
As the World Turns
Your Hit Parade
Amy recalls that before Hi-Fi's, MTV or iPods there was Your Hit Parade
Riding the Streetcars
by Amy Kenneley
Growing up in Ducktown - Part 3
Shopping & Driving in a simpler time
Only One Grandpa
Martha never had it easy
Growing up in Ducktown - Part 2
Working at Richman Brothers, the icebox and kids at play
Growing up in Ducktown - Part 1
Near Harvard and East 71st
Courage to Walk Away
Sometimes fighting isn't the best choice
My Kingdom for a Pen
But I looked everywhere!
A Walk in the Snow
Some things never change
The Giddy-Up Club
Trip to a Dude Ranch
Come to the Manger
by Amy Kenneley
What's So Nice About Winter?
By Ron Kitson
Tomb of the Unknowns
At Arlington National Cemetery
First lipstick - remember Tangee?
by Amy Kenneley
Did you have Character Books?
by Amy Kenneley
Driving Lessons
By Ron Kitson
Charlotteisms
The Danish Mrs. Malaprop
Quotes from Eleanor Roosevelt
who died November 7, 1962
It's about Dogs
By Ron Kitson
Mom & Dad Worked Full Time
By Ron Kitson
Coming Home to Cleveland
Visiting from Vegas
The Cleveland Directory of 1953
A virtual neighborhood tour
Where's our Day of Rest?
By Ron Kitson
Walter F. McMahon
A memorial tribute
Plastic Curtains
A future sealed in plastic - by Amy Kenneley
Our love affair with Trains
By Ron Kitson
Schools and Taxes
By Ron Kitson
A Bear of a Man
Slim - the Cub Bear
It's about Shopping
By Ron Kitson
Where's the Good Music?
By Ron Kitson
It pays to advertise
By Ron Kitson
Where's the pride?
By Ron Kitson
Simple Directions
By Ron Kitson
Trash Or Treasures
By Ron Kitson
Hanging Out Memories
Washing & Drying the clothes - by Amy Kenneley
Mind your Manners
By Ron Kitson
Just Thinking - by Ron Kitson
What if a machine could read your mind?
Birth of the Railroads
- How It All Began
by Ron Kitson
Trikes and Bikes
Remember your first wheels? - by Ron Kitson
The Good Old Days
Really were good - by Ron Kitson
Oh, Oh, Oleo!
by Amy Kenneley
The Tax Stamp Cometh
by Amy Kenneley
Grandma's Apron
A truly multipurpose garment
The Garden in the City
A first visit to the Home & Flower show
The Fine Art of Snow Angels
by Amy Kenneley
Christmas E-mail message
Share with your list of friends and family
Secrets of Decorating Revealed
by Amy Kenneley
An Alien's Report
on a visit to Cleveland
A Spelling Bee Confession from 1946?
by James F Sweeney
Attic Memories
by Betty Cessna
Old Letters
by Betty Cessna
Remembering Election Days
by Amy Kenneley
The Last Wave
by Amy Kenneley
My First Senior Discount
By Sy Rosen
Rekindling Romance
By Sy Rosen
Daughters and Fathers
By Sy Rosen
A Fathers' Day Gift for Grandfathers (to Give!)
by David Kundtz
The Hands of a Man
by Amy Kenneley
Thank a Vet
American Dead in each war
The Art of the Weave
And other Tricks to handle Advancing Age
You Want To Be What Age?
By Sy Rosen
Mom the Invincible
Amy Kenneley remembers her Mother
Designated Cell Phone Areas
From Fifty Something Magazine
A Christmas Rose
From Fifty Something Magazine
Mel Harder
The Pride of the Indians
The Woman from Achille Isle
An old rocker brings back memories
by Amy Kenneley
Preserving Memories
My Story Productions
Special Discount for ClevelandSeniors
Operation Cupid - Part 3
Monkey Shines - The conclusion of the story
by Amy Kenneley
Operation Cupid - Part 2
Parents searching for their children's match
by Amy Kenneley
Operation Cupid - Part 1
Parents searching for their children's match
by Amy Kenneley
Jack Frost
by Betty Cessna
Photos from Euclid Beach
and the Humphrey Family
The Tree That Was
A Christmas Parable For The Child In Us
by Amy Kenneley
10 Reasons Why I Hate December
by Amy Kenneley
The Lady in the Mirror
by Betty Cessna
A Mother waits for her son's homecoming
by Amy Kenneley
Labor Day Thoughts
by Amy Kenneley
A Special Time, A Special Place
Growing up in Hough - by Amy Kenneley
The Pinsetter
From Fifty Something Magazine
Ice Cream Remembered
From Fifty Something Magazine
...And the Pursuit of Happiness
Reflections on the 4th of July by Amy Kenneley
A Stroll down Memory Lane
Remember When?
Aunt Edna's Bank
As told by Amy Kenneley
Let us Old Guys fight
One "Old Guy's" Humorous Opinion
Send an e-mail to our troops
Information on several web site resources
The Wee Shawl - Part 3 (conclusion)
Punishment and Penance
by Amy Kenneley
The Wee Shawl - Part 2
Mary Margaret Saves The Day
by Amy Kenneley
Grandma Shoes
A fun look at changing fashion
The Wee Shawl
a Short Melodrama about The Depression, Trickery and Triumph
by Amy Kenneley
Rally for America
Pictures from the March 2,2003 event to Support our Troops
Slang
Remember the words we used?
Almost Home - a Tribute to the Columbia Crew
A poem by Amy Kenneley
The Grocery Store of the 1940's
As remembered by Amy Kenneley
Christmas Memories
By Pat Hanson
Bucksnort to Bethlehem
A Christmas Journey by Amy Kenneley
December 7th, 1941 - Pearl Harbor
Sixty One Years ago - the world changed forever
The best Thanksgiving ever
A memory of 1950 from Amy Kenneley
Deja Boo!
Halloween memories from Amy Kenneley
Amy Kenneley receives Chapman Award
Congratulations to our outstanding author
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
Honor Our Fallen
Let's Roll
Amy Kenneley's look back at 9-11-01
Stories, poems, pictures and more from 9-11-01
Including your feedback
Before Fast Food
A Look Back
The Clothesline said so much
Remember hanging out the wash to dry?
The Pledge of Allegiance
Red Skelton's classic interpretation
Living the life of Riley
A reflection on the loss of a 6 year old grandson
The Perfect 10 Church
Are you a Member? by Amy Kenneley
Duffy's Passing
A True Irish Wake by Amy Kenneley
Little Twinkle Toes
The Corner Shoe Store by Amy Kenneley
Christmas Eve 1944
A Miracle on 32nd Street? by James F Sweeney
A Soldier on Christmas
Written by a Marine in Okinawa
Delivering Traditions
A mother/grandmother watches Christmas move on
If I had my life to live over
What I'd do differently
ThanksLiving
What's really important to you?
Mom and the Marine
A poignant and timely essay by Amy Kenneley
Veteran's Day 2001
It's different this year - by Debbie Hanson
The Great Eagle Stamp Expedition
Did you save them? by Amy Kenneley
A Senior Moment by Jo Ann Vitanza
What gets better looking as we get older?
War Time Baseball by Jim Sweeney
Cleveland Indians in the early 40's
How old am I? Guess my age
You will be amazed!
The American Flag
Treat it with the respect it deserves
Euclid Beach Park
Memories and Photos
Remember Euclid Beach? The Sterling-Lindner Christmas Tree? Shopping at Higbee's and Halle's and May's? Tax Stamps? League Park? 3 world championships in 1948? In this section you will be taken back to relive some of these and other memories by people who lived them. Share your own memories via E-Mail at:
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